📍 3020 S. Wrightsville Avenue, Nags Head, Dare County, 27959
Dare Learning Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Nags Head, Dare County. The school has 20 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dare County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 54%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dare Learning Academy enrolls 20 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 16 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
17 of the school's 20 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dare Learning Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Dare Learning Academy is one of 11 schools in Dare County Schools, based in Nags Head, North Carolina. The district serves 4,968 students district-wide and employs 410 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 20 students, Dare Learning Academy is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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